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Chapters 48 and 49 Flashcards

1
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Flow of information

A

dendrite -> cell body -> axon

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2
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Dendrite

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collects electrical signals

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3
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Cell Body

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integrates signals and generates an outgoing signal

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4
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Axon

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passes signals to dendrites of another cell/effector cell

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5
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Signals

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action potentials (AP)

  • goes on in every neuron
  • once started, cant be stopped
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6
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Resting membrane potential

A

chemical and electrical driving forces = potential energy
-create a voltage across the membrane
Vm= -70 mV

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7
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Chemical driving force for K+

A

larger

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8
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Na+ gradient

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Na+ wants to move more

-2 gradients, the bigger gradient wins

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9
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Voltage

A

= current x resistance

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10
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Depolarization event in neuron

A
  1. Na depolarizes
  2. Ca releases the NT
  3. K repolarizes
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11
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Na channels

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depolarize

-detect the threshold

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12
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K channels

A

repolarize

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13
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Synapse

A
  • presynaptic membrane (neuron)
  • presynaptic cleft
  • postsynaptic membrane (effector cell)
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14
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Order of events

A
  1. Stimulus
  2. Graded potential: stimulus to the axon hillock
  3. Action potential
  4. Release of NT @ terminus
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15
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Ion Channels

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-ligand gated on soma
-voltage gated on axon
Na+ or K+ or Ca+ selective

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16
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Action potential events

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  1. Vg Na open (Na enters)
    -depolarization
  2. Vg Na close
    Vg K open (K exits)
    -repolarization
  3. Vg K stay open
    -hyperpolarization
  4. Vg K close, Na and K leak out
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17
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Quanta

A

unit that NT are released in

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18
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All or nothing

A

AP’s

get the hillock to -55mV

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19
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Summation

A

sum of graded potentials to create an AP

  • spatial
  • temporal
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20
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Temporal summation

A

increased frequency, get further

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21
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Events at synapse

A
  • Excitatory

- Inhibitory

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22
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Excitatory

A

depolarize, open Na+ channel

23
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Inhibitory

A

hyper polarize, K or Cl channel

24
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Long Term Potentiation at synapse

A

(LTP)

  • AMPA receptor into membrane because of 2nd action potential
  • more than one axon in a circuit, represents some memory
25
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Forebrain

A

cerebrum
thalamus
hypothalamus

26
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Hindbrain

A

pons
medulla oblongata
cerebellum

27
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Pituitary gland

A

part neural and part glandular tissue

28
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Meningies

A

hold brain and CSF

  • fluid makes brain lighter
  • w/o CSF the brain would crush itself
29
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Gray matter

A

-neuron cell bodies
-short axon
-no myelin
CNS: nuclei
PNS: ganglia

30
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White matter

A

-bundles of axons
-myelination
CNS: tracts
PNS: nerves

31
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Cerebrum

A
  • about 80% of the brain

- 3 layers

32
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3 Layers of the Cerebrum

A
  1. outter grey
  2. middle white
  3. deep nuclei (grey)
33
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Outer grey

A

sea of consciousness

34
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Middle white

35
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Deep nuclei

A

basal nuclei

  • motor control
  • consciousness
36
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Gyri and sulci

A

ridges and valleys

-correlates to intelligence

37
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Diencephalon

A
  • epithalamus
  • thalamus
  • hypothalamus
  • pit gland
38
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Epithalamus

A

pineal gland= melatonin

39
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Thalamus

A
  • junction box

- connect cerebrum to lower brain and spinal cord

40
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Hypothalamus

A
  • autonomic control center
  • thirst, body temp, endocrine, behavioral, anger, sex drive
  • limbic system
41
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Limbic system

A

stress mediated thru hypothalamus

-anger, sex drive

42
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Pituitary gland

A

endocrine control

43
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Midbrain

A

tracts connect to cerebellum

-cranial nerves

44
Q

Pons

A

tracts:

  • cerebrum
  • cerebellum
  • cardiovascular center
  • respiratory center
45
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Medulla Oblongata

A
  • decussation
  • heart rate
  • ventilation
  • reflexes: cough, sneeze, emesis, hiccups
46
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Decussation

A

90% of the spinal tracts switch to the other side of the body

47
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Cerebellum

A

coordination of motor control of skeletal muscle

48
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Reticular formation

A

sleeping and waking

49
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Lobes of the cerebrum

A
  1. insula
  2. frontal
  3. temporal
  4. parietal
  5. occipital
50
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Insula

A

equilibrium

51
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Frontal

A
  • decision making

- skeletal muscles

52
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Temporal

A
  • hearing

- comprehending language

53
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Parietal

54
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Occipital

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